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Ohio State gains another top offensive line recruit

Ohio State coach
Urban Meyer said replenishing the depth chart on the offensive line was a priority
for this recruiting cycle, and with the commitment last night of
Demetrius Knox — formerly committed to Texas — the Buckeyes now have four
four-star linemen pledged to the 2014 class.

“I’ve been an Ohio State fan since the second grade,” Knox texted to
The Dispatch after he made the announcement on Twitter.

Ranked No. 1 among guards nationally by Rivals.com, and No. 87 among overall prospects, the
6-foot-4, 300-pound Knox spent his early years in Springfield, Ohio, before his family moved to
Fort Worth, Texas.

“It’s time to come home and win a national championship,” Knox texted.

He joins
Jamarco Jones,
Marcelys Jones and
Kyle Trout in an offensive line haul that currently is the highlight of OSU’s
15-member class.

— Tim May

tmay@dispatch.com

@TIM_MAYsports

SWIMMING & DIVING

Teammate helps Franklin earn relay gold

Thanks to
Megan Romano,
Missy Franklin won gold in the first of her eight events at the world
championships in Barcelona, Spain, as the United States chased down Australia to win the 400-meter
freestyle relay.

Franklin, a star of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, was far behind in second after a
blistering start by Australia’s
Cate Campbell, but
Natalie Coughlin and
Shannon Vreeland chipped away at the deficit before Romano finished the job with a
powerful anchor leg. Romano touched in 3 minutes, 32.43 seconds, edging
Alicia Coutts by 0.12 of a second.

That followed a dominating victory by American teenager
Katie Ledecky in the 400 freestyle. Ledecky was on a world-record pace before
winning with a time of 3:59.82, just 0.67 of a second off the 2009 mark.

The French men’s team duplicated its 2012 Olympic gold with another victory over the United
States in a thrilling 400 freestyle relay.

• If
Michael Phelps is planning a comeback, it’s on hold for now. Phelps had a large
black boot cast on his right ankle and foot and he was limping at a sponsor’s appearance at the
world championships.

Phelps declined to comment on the injury, but his former coach,
Bob Bowman, said it was “a little stress fracture” aggravated by a recent round of
golf. It has been speculated that Phelps is considering a return for the 2016 Summer Games, but
Bowman laughed off any suggestion that the injury would affect Phelps’ decision.

AUTO RACING

Hamilton goes wire-to-wire in winning F1 race

Lewis Hamilton won the Hungarian Grand Prix in Budapest from the pole position to
clinch his first victory of a frustrating season.

Kimi Raikkonen was second after holding off a late challenge from series points
leader
Sebastian Vettel, who was third ahead of Red Bull teammate
Mark Webber.

•
Ron Capps raced to his second funny car victory of the season, and fourth of his
career, at the NHRA Sonoma (Calif.) Nationals.

Capps powered his Dodge Charger to a 4.085-second run at 307.79 mph to hold off
John Force in the final and move to second in season points.

Isner stands tall after winning Atlanta final

Top-seeded
John Isner won the Atlanta Open, beating second-seeded
Kevin Anderson of South Africa 6-7 (3), 7-6 (2), 7-6 (2) in the tallest final in
ATP history. The 6-foot-10 Isner, who lost in the Atlanta final in 2010 and ’11, defeated the 6-8
Anderson to win his seventh career title.

• The United States has not been approached about playing host to the 2014 or 2022 World Cup,
should concerns about security in Brazil in 2014 or weather in Qatar in 2022 force soccer’s biggest
event to be moved, U.S. Soccer Federation president
Sunil Gulati said. The U.S. still wants to host a World Cup, possibly as early as
2026, Gulati said.